Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-14
SQUIBS.

"dash of red Ribbon, after the style Of
the Legion Of Honor.
The wealthy widows in eastern cities at
tract much attention nowadays at the
the opera and the play.
Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts, was
banqueted in Washington last night in
honor of his reelection.
Mrs. Frank Leslie figures prominently
in Washington society this winter. She
has diamonds as big as hickory nuts.
New York paper suggests that all
the dudes of that city be organized and
sent to Central Africa to the relief of
Emin Bey.
into necklaces of an odd kinda kind
that will start conversation and keep
it going.
Mems hat boxes are now bigger than
ever, holding silk derby and an opera
hat, collars and cuffs, scarfs and gloves as
well.
Pilgrims to Washington are very much
in order, and nearly all the pilgrims are
armed with aggressive social firearms.
The president and Mrs. Cleveland will
attend the annual CHARITY ball to be
given at the Academy of music in Balti-
more.
A New Jersey woman has a toboggan
suit made of an India shawl, and on the
slide she conveys the idea of rapid ex-
travagance.
Men tailors for women are now run
ming riot on military fashions, and the
amount of black braid used in "slashing"
is enormous.
Physicians say diseases are contracted
from the many cheap furs now sold and
extensively used for trimmings on out
door garments.
In India there are four female mission
aries to every million women.
It is estimated that $50 900 900 are in
vested in natural-gas plants in PennsyI-
vania,
Gov. Rulick mas vetoed the lottery bill
recently passed by the legislature of Ari-
IONA.
Wesley Evans was smothered to death
by choke damp IN mine near Leadville,
few days ago.
John Fox is now postmaster at Lead
vile, having heen appointed to succeed
ii. Stark, removed.
M. ID. Montz has been a Sunday-school
superintendent in Louisville, KY, for over
thirty years During that time he was
absent but one Sunday.
writer of vigorous American prose
describes schoolgirl out in the cold
world Gas rninnow amid school of saw
toothed pickerel."
1t is 5arcastically remarked by Mrs.
Grundy that 'quite number of Ameri-
cans do not receive their military titles
until they reach Europe"
woodcutter in the forests near Ban
gor, Me-, was the victim of a sing ular
illness a few days ago. His provisions
ran short and he was compelled to eat
cracked corn to save himself from starry
ing. He drank great deal of water and
the corn swelled, and but for the timely
arrival of doctor he would have died.
Experiments having shown that guns
have once more triumphed over armor,
the governments of England, France and
Russia are actively laying in supply of
steel projectiles, of which large guam
titles have been ordered. Steel pro-
jectiles will pierce the thickest armor
afoat.
Whale extract is recommended as en-
economical substitute for beef extract. A
whale weighing 200 tons yields 5000
pounds of extract Every pound of ex-
tract means a hundred pints of soup.
1t has not the slightest oily or fishy
taste,
The famous Dismal swamp is no longer
used as a shelter for runaway negro
slaves, of course, but it is believed to be
the hiding place Of at least Hundred
white men who for various reasons want
to retire to private life for spell.
A REMARKABLY fine otter skin reached
Portland, Oregon, a few days ago, from
Alaska. The skin was sold for $25. It
belonged to an old ottsf, as it was quite
gray around the nose and down the belly.
The ten leading wholesale fish firms of
Buffalo, N. Y, have consolidated into
single company, to be known as the Buff
falo Fish company, with capital stock
of 100000.
The Plutes are capturing trout with
grab-hooks while they are trying to as
cend the dam in the Truekee river at
Reno, Ney.
The marriage of the plaintiff and de-
PENDANT caused a sudden conclusion of
resent sensa tional lawsuit at MERGED, Cal
ifornia.